
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sandford Bay today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Sandford Bay at 6AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 24). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Sandford Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat morning, severe gales from the W by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | S 6 | N 8 | N 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
310 | 250 | 159 | 126 | 99 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 696 | 1539 | 1254 | 1005 | 669 | 297 | 176 | 99 | 60 | 171 | 33 | 20 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:43PM3.10m | 12:20PM3.14m | 00:21AM3.29m | 12:53PM3.31m | 00:59AM3.45m | 1:27PM3.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:00AM0.34m | 6:15PM0.61m | 6:35AM0.16m | 6:52PM0.39m | 7:12AM0.05m | 7:29PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | |
mm | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 2 |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | -1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | -4 | -4 | -5 | -3 | -4 | -5 | -9 | -9 | -10 | -7 | -8 | -3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | SSE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
310 | 250 | 159 | 126 | 99 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 319 | 363 | 153 | 15 | 4 | 43 | 43 | 297 | 176 | 99 | 60 | 50 | 33 | 20 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 12 | SE 8 | N 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | N 6 | S 9 | N 19 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | N 16 | NE 9 | N 15 | — | NW 10 |
— | 3 | 31 | 18 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 43 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 4 | — | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 9 | N 12 | SE 8 | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | — | SE 9 | — | — | N 18 | N 17 | N 16 | N 16 | NE 9 | — | — |
— | 2 | 3 | 29 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | 3 | — | — | 24 | 23 | 21 | 5 | 3 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | NNW 5 | N 5 | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
37 | 56 | 42 | — | 73 | 726 | 1656 | 1291 | 1780 | 1429 | 513 | 347 | 696 | 1539 | 1254 | 1005 | 669 | 17 | 6 | 41 | 62 | 171 | 432 | 607 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 114 | 77 | 9 | 36 | 618 | 618 | 692 | 533 | 692 | 201 | 692 | 703 | 692 | 645 | 703 | 647 | 406 | 379 | 23 | 25 | 156 | 441 | 141 | 141 |
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